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		grayclhn on June 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Guys, “guys” is perfectly fine for addressing dive... I'm from Pennsylvania; the alternatives there are "youse" and "yinz" which are two of the most awful words in english. (Both mean "y'all.")

NoGravitas on June 26, 2015 [–]

"Yinz" is the north Appalachian version of "you'uns" or "youns" in central/south Appalachian. So not totally awful in context.

[0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/you-uns

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